![]() He was really interested in it, but persuaded me that the concept was not a record, and asked whether I would consider approaching it another way. I eventually recorded a demo of much of the material and played it for lots of people, including Nigel Godrich who mixed my last project, Roger Waters: The Wall. It was a long complex story about an old Irish bloke whose grandchild has a nightmare about children being killed “over there.” The grandfather promises the child that they will go on a quest to find out who and why they are killing children. I had written a narrative and quite few songs for something I envisioned as a play for radio. What motivated you to record your new album? It’s your first album of original rock-oriented material in almost two decades. Waters runs deep, and as our conversation unfolds, he speaks often about the “transcendental nature of love” and even refers to himself as “an optimist.” On his new album, he may sing that “fear drives the mills of modern man,” but three uplifting songs that finish Is This the Life We Really Want? hold out hope that love and compassion can ultimately save the day. He is pissed, yes, but he’s far from one dimensional. What does that have to do with their life? He doesn’t care about their life! He just wants his taxes down to 15 percent.” “It has to be difficult for anybody who voted for him to swallow that he is trying to reduce corporate taxes to 15 percent. He doesn’t give a shit about anybody and makes it quite clear. “Trump is entirely clear that he is out to fuck everybody except Trump. “Because of the nincompoop and the current broken political system, it is demanded of every citizen of the United States to decide whether they are going to resist this or go along with it,” he says quietly, yet firmly. At the same time, he’s not afraid to explicitly express his opinion. ![]() Soft spoken, thoughtful and not afraid to laugh at his own foibles, he is a smart and considerate conversationalist. Given the bold and uncompromising nature of his work, one might assume that the real Roger Waters might be an aggressive interview, but the person I meet is nothing of the sort.
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